‘Fish Food’ is a body of work exploring the subject of over-fishing and its impact on the food chain.
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- S.O.S. Food Chain, 2009. Marker images of baitfish and plankton on second hand ceramic plate displayed inside life ring buoy on plastic nautical tablecloth.
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- Partial Install View, ‘Fish Food’, 2009. Images of popular yet overfished species like Swordfish, Tuna, Cod are drawn on the type of supermarket packaging materials we’re likely to purchase them on, materials like styrafoam trays or cheesy red-and-white checked baskets. Images of turtles are drawn on take-out sushi containers covered with green plastic nets, while sectional to-go plates depict shark finning and accidental by-catch from shrimping.
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- Multiple views from ‘Fish Food’. Boats drawn on wall, nets are shaped plexi suspended over additional drawing.
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- Purse Seiner, Herring. 2009. Boat drawn on wall, drawings of fish on shaped plexi net suspended over more fish wall, creating reflections and additional suggestion of depth.
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- Purse Seiner Plate 2009. Marker on second hand ceramic plate. Part of a series that depict modern industrial fishing methods.
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- Purse Seiner, Anchovies. 2009. Part of the ‘fleet’ of 12 fishing boats depicted in the installation ‘Fish Food’.
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- Tuna Boat, 2009. Part of the ‘fleet’ of 12 fishing boats depicted in ‘Fish Food’.
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- Larval Billfish, 2009. Baby Swordfish, Marlin, Sailfish drawn on sectional plastic packaging
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- Partial Install View of ‘Tablecloth Flag’ and ‘S.O.S Food Chain’
